Stranded

Book By: Jeff Probst

Stranded

Book By: Jeff Probst

By: Evan Fayas

Summary

The book Stranded by Jeff Probst is about four kids. They are Carter, who likes to lead, Jane, a smart nine year old, Vanessa, the oldest and most responsible, and Buzz, the guy that thinks he is all that and a bag of chips. They went on a boating trip, but they crashed on an island in the Pacific Ocean. They also lost contact with anyone but were able to send a brief distress call before they lost all the battery. They tried all kinds of ways to signal ships and planes to get off the island, but they started to run out of water. Jane and Carter then went to look for fresh water. Read the book to find out if they survive or not.

Characters

Carter is a active leader who likes to be one step ahead of everyone all the time.

Jane is a very smart nine year old girl who knows almost everything about where they are.

Vanessa is the oldest and most responsible of the group, and makes the decisions of what they do and how they do it.

Buzz thinks he can do everything better than Carter.

Storm Out on Pacific - Rising action

Over summer vacation Vanessa, Carter, Buzz, and Jane go on a boating trip. During the trip a storm hits and they are blown off course to an island.

Run out of Water - Climax

As they continue to survive and try new ways to contact others, they start to run low on water. Vanessa says they should split into groups. One group should fix the solar panel and the other group should go find fresh water. Carter and Jane finally find water on the other side of the cave that they saw when they first came to the island.

Characters

Carter is a active leader who likes to be one step ahead of everyone all the time.

Jane is a very smart nine year old girl who knows almost everything about where they are.

Vanessa is the oldest and most responsible of the group, and makes the decisions of what they do and how they do it.

Buzz thinks he can do everything better than Carter.

Storm Out on Pacific - Rising action

Over summer vacation Vanessa, Carter, Buzz, and Jane go on a boating trip. During the trip a storm hits and they are blown off course to an island.

Run out of Water - Climax

As they continue to survive and try new ways to contact others, they start to run low on water. Vanessa says they should split into groups. One group should fix the solar panel and the other group should go find fresh water. Carter and Jane finally find water on the other side of the cave that they saw when they first came to the island.

Theme

I believe the theme of this book is that working together will work better than working independently. In the book the four main characters work together to survive on the island. An example is when Jane and Carter work together to find water for the group. Another example of the group working together is when they were in the middle of the storm and they had to prevent each other from going overboard.

Dialogue

"Hello?" Vanessa called out.

"Hey Vanessa is that you?"

"Carter? Jane?" he yelled. "Are you in here?"

"Keep talking!" Carter called out. "Where are you?"

"We're...here!" Buzz yelled. "Where are you?"

"Should we get the flashlight?" Vanessa said. " It's still on the boat."

The importance of this section of dialogue is that it's when they all are reunited from being separated into groups.

Figurative Language

The first example is: His stomach felt like it was upside down. This tells the reader how the storm impacts the way the character is feeling. The second example is: It was like sailing sideways. This tells the reader how violent the storm was and how hard it was to sail.

Dialogue

"Hello?" Vanessa called out.

"Hey Vanessa is that you?"

"Carter? Jane?" he yelled. "Are you in here?"

"Keep talking!" Carter called out. "Where are you?"

"We're...here!" Buzz yelled. "Where are you?"

"Should we get the flashlight?" Vanessa said. " It's still on the boat."

The importance of this section of dialogue is that it's when they all are reunited from being separated into groups.

Figurative Language

The first example is: His stomach felt like it was upside down. This tells the reader how the storm impacts the way the character is feeling. The second example is: It was like sailing sideways. This tells the reader how violent the storm was and how hard it was to sail.

Third Person Omniscent

The point of view is third person Omniscient, because the view changes between the four main character.